tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post5815469229732897671..comments2024-01-09T23:20:33.373-08:00Comments on Ancient Tides: Cucuteni-Trypillians Shrouded in MysteryGregory LeFeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872137290650811690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-26805283180129234202012-09-08T14:21:53.264-07:002012-09-08T14:21:53.264-07:00Anon,
This is a good point, and probably true, bu...Anon,<br /><br />This is a good point, and probably true, but if that were the only cause of the behaviour it would be found wherever people live in verminous, mildewed wooden buildings - which it doesn't (much to the chagrin of the anthropologists who go to live in them). In the Cucuteni-Tripolye/Trypillian case, all the settlements were burnt, and it seems likely that these burnings were mass events, indicating that they weren't a simple reaction to the localised build-up of mildew, mold, human musk, or vermin, but were probably related to some cosmological notions now lost to us.<br />On the other hand, looking for answers in the patterning of ceramics may be a step too far. I'm not sure. The cyclical universe idea is in any case not unprecedented.p9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00424827703117675037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1561021949330808781.post-46994524576388234932012-09-03T22:00:35.230-07:002012-09-03T22:00:35.230-07:00Hmmm.. burning settlements to the ground would be ...Hmmm.. burning settlements to the ground would be a great way to get rid of vermin that may have infiltrated the dwellings over the years. And mold, mildew, smell of humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com